| HOTEL BRISTOL – Why so many? | | | | serviced apartments, namely Geometric Apartments |
| Have you ever wondered why so many hotels are | | | | situated close to Cabot Circus. |
| called HOTEL BRISTOL? These establishments | | | | For the discerning visitor to Bristol or merely |
| spread beyond Europe, from Cairo to Buenos Aires, | | | | overnight accommodation en route to the South |
| from Paris to Melbourne and can be found in almost | | | | West or further afield via Bristol Airport, a fine |
| any major city in the world. One of the most | | | | selection of hotels, guest houses, pubs and serviced |
| popular theories is that many were named after the | | | | apartments can be located on Activ Bristol. The |
| fourth Earl of Bristol, Frederick Augustus Hervey | | | | following is a small selection of the varied |
| (pronounced Harvey) who was a worldly cleric | | | | accommodation available: |
| allegedly from a family of scarlet women and | | | | Woodland Cottage B & B is located merely |
| outspoken eccentric men. | | | | 500m from Bristol Airport and offers cosy cottage |
| In 1924 the biographer, with the rather pretentious | | | | accommodation set in twenty acres and dating back |
| title, William Shakespeare Childe-Pemberton, wrote | | | | to the early 1900s. |
| "so widely famed was the Bishop (Lord Bristol) as a | | | | Harmony II – A Luxury Floating Hotel, moored in |
| traveller and so great his reputation as a connoisseur | | | | Bristol's Floating Harbour, offering a warm and |
| of all good things, that Lord Bristol's Hotel – he | | | | comfortable ambience, with the interior design |
| was latterly known everywhere on the continent as | | | | reflecting the carefully restored classic exterior. |
| "Lord Bristol" – came to be the best known and | | | | Doubletree by Hilton, formerly known as Cadbury |
| regarded in every city or town where he sojourned | | | | House Hotel & Spa, a 4 Star newly refurbished |
| and this was the precursor of the hotels Bristol to | | | | extended country hotel, spa and sports club |
| be found all over Europe today". | | | | situated near the village of Congresbury will from the |
| Amazingly until very recently Bristol could not boast | | | | 2nd September 2010 boast the Marco Pierre White |
| its own "Hotel Bristol" but Bristol – at long last - is | | | | Steak House, Bar & Grill. |
| almost there! The nearest we have in Bristol is the | | | | Berwick Lodge, a beautiful Arts and Crafts Manor |
| renamed Jury's Hotel, harbour side, now known as | | | | House set in 15 acres. This 4 Star Hotel and |
| THE BRISTOL HOTEL. Maybe one day Bristol will | | | | sumptuous restaurant (restaurant of the year |
| have its very own HOTEL BRISTOL – time will | | | | 2009) is conveniently situated close to both the M4 |
| tell! | | | | and M5 motorways and apart from luxurious |
| Another unbelievable and simply astonishing fact is | | | | accommodation also has a cookery school offering |
| Bristol, the second most important Financial & | | | | patrons the chance to "give as good as they get". |
| Commercial City in the UK, is unable to offer potential | | | | Details of these establishments and many more can |
| visitors the facilities of a 5 STAR HOTEL! Come on | | | | now be booked by visiting Activ Bristol. |
| Bristol! Nevertheless Bristol does offer 5 STAR | | | | |